The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-21
OUR WATERWAYS.
Reports Of Engineers in Charge.
The Months Work ut Vicksburg
and Greenville Harbors.
An Interesting Chapter About tho
National Grange.
The Riso and Fall of IL Once Pow
erhnl Organization.
How the Promoters OF tho Patrons of
Husbandry Were Thwarted in the
Scheme TO Strengthen 1t
Washington News.

Special Dispatch to the Appeal,
WAsuINGToN, Nov. 20.s Capt w. T.
Russell, Of the engineer corps, has just
forwarded the following report To head
quarters on the operations in the third dis
trict Of the Mississippi river for the month
of October,
LAKE PROVIDENCE REACH.
''Thc river has fallen during the month
so that on the 3ist the reading oi the Lake
Providence gauge was two and hall feet
Work was confined Ia care Of plant few
bargcs, the dry dock and giarlcr No.
were calkcd. No damage is reported 10
the existing works
vICKsBuRG nApBog.
"A force was set at work clearing the site
of the proposed canal and dam Of willows;
work will probably he finished November
/. On October % ! made personal cx-
animation Of Delta point. During the
summer three slips have occurred in the
bank above the rvctmcnt work. ] be-
licvc they have been caused by secpagc in
a low stratum of sand. The upper bank
ruyetmcnt at the head oi the work has dis.
appeared, except the stone ballast, which
is in place, the willows having completely
rottcd away.
oREESyIILE uNRnoR.
'Ths work has been pushed during the
month ~ fast as possible, with many vcX.
ations DELAYS, iirt from lack ol labor and
aitcrward nom lack oi material Duringthc
month the following work has been done
Bank graded. bS5icci; cribs builtand sunk,
$40, Ig2 cubic feet, mattress made and
sunk, l3, 15S squares. ryctIncnt built, 30
squares: rcyctmCnt hallaHcd, 014 squares
shorr dixie built, lSOX2I feet; shoru dixie
ballastcd, liOX2i feet
"On October27. grader No. was brought
from Wilson's point, aud although much
trouble was experienced from bursting the
hose, il is now working we'll.
IrvrEs.
"Amos Bayouto Arkansas City The en-
laGcment Is progressing well, 3b,6l cubic
yarls were placed. The new loops are
not progressing 40 well; 1850 cubic yalds
have been PLACED.
PANTHER Forest Good work has been
done Ia the continuation of the cuntuict
with George Arnold n Co., 3S,o27 yards
being placed. ON the extension ll.7O0
yards have Been placed, and on the L.
land second loop, 800 yards
"Whisky chute 1880 yards, and Mat
thCWs' bend S,iiD yards. On lIruuk H
break the work has not been started.
"Tho work now under coutrct los tho
Tcnras l,l-in luycc district ol Louisiana
has lust started. IL will be- necessary lor
the contractors to do much better tn
finish ON time, but il is believed that good
progress will be- made during November
Capt u. &. kingman, IN change ul the
Fourth district, also sends q report, from
which the following IN extracted IN refer
onrr 10 the rrctihyltiun ol the Rcd and
Atchalalnya rivers "'ihr work done at
thislocaliiy hlA had Tor IT, olicc, the MAIN
iaining 81 the channel iur navigation
through Old river. between the Misti-sip
nj nnd the head oi the Atchainlaya, dur.
Ing zach low water. The approved project
ior the rcctifcation of the Red aud Atcha.
ialaya rivers cnntcmpllics tho construction
Ol six Eii dams composed 81 iHu-h nni
stone across the latter stream below the
mouth Oi Bayou dos tlai1c, 90 prevent
further enlargement II the Atciniallya
and restrict ~ outlet capacity. The con
arnctiun II mattresses Tor I'LL No | has
been continued during the month, and
cool prUwcss made. SIX mattresses have
bocn constructed, live of which have been
loaded will, rock aud sunk. The sixth b.
IN place, and is ready for sinking In the
construction and sinking oi these mat.
ircss0s there have been usCd 2,HG5 cords oi
willow brush 5000 feet Of lumbcr and
.G23 tons II rock. This fuck is not ihO
total load, which viii bo ., 80 ions.
''rho quarry company has failed IN ils
contract to deliver rock. q has been
necessary 10 rely wholly upon the supply
obtuined from llnrfisonhutg The steamer
Della No. p which wiz chartered t0 assI-t
in towing this rock. Was found unsuiiod i0
tho work. and she WIS dispensed With
October ", whirh was the earliest date
possible under the contract Tho Ruby
has been employed continuously in towing
rock. and. with better water In the
Ounchila, has been able 10 keep the work
supplied. About 800 tons have been d..
cciycd M a. the end oi thc month.
"Tho willows have been obtained from
Tutnbulla island, about 5000 cords hay
ing been delivered up tO the end ut the
month. There is still large AREA on the
island which has not been cut of. The
weather has been favorable for work, aud
the health uf thC wOrkincn has been gen.
orally good, which ~ due in great
measure 20 the good drinking water ob.
taincd from our driven well aud to good
sanitary arrangements
! RISE MD FAtL on TuE "GnNGE.'
The National Grange, Patrons oi Illus.
bnndry, g. n0w in annual session at Grand
Rapids, Mich, and IL is understood that
vigorous efforts will be- made 10 rr.cslab.
ligh the institution IN the country upon
something like the mmo footing which II
occupied twelve years ago. lu view II
this iact, II may b. intcWTiing tO cyicN
the history ~ tho oVaniNliOn, which ni
ono time promised 10 be- powerful ully IA
: tle agricultural element IN our p1pula.
lion. Your correspondent secured au cN'
crpIiuyly interesting account Oi tho Tisc
and dccadcncc of the grange from tho
D mon who organized IL While NJ the agri
cultural department today, and Il is upon
the conversation with the gentleman thal
this story is bascd. Ia December, 1867
Mr. william Saunders, then and now con
noctcd with the United siaics department
Of agriculture, and six other gcnilcmor
interested IN husbandy, nict in q smal
building IN this city aud formed the Ma
tional Grugc, Patrons ol lluahandry
1hoy prriur'rd REGULAR orglnlIa